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irish pennant

I·rish pen·nant
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-rish pen-uh nt]
    • /ˈaɪ rɪʃ ˈpɛn ənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-rish pen-uh nt]
    • /ˈaɪ rɪʃ ˈpɛn ənt/

Definitions of irish pennant words

  • noun irish pennant an unwhipped rope end. 1
  • noun irish pennant any strand or rope end left hanging untidily. 1
  • noun irish pennant (Britain, nautical) A loose or untidy end of a line or other part of the rigging of a sailing ship. 0
  • noun irish pennant (US) A loose thread of a Naval or Marine uniform; also the loose end of any knot not tied properly. 0
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Origin of irish pennant

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Irish pennant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Irish pennant

irish pennant popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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